Current Info for Observer
as of 05/28/2023 11:56 p.m.
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General Info
as of 05/28/2023 11:56 p.m.
| Type | Planet |
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Magnitude | -4.19 |
| Orbits | Sun |
| Right ascension | 7:39:33.00 (Hours) |
| Declination | 24:14:06.7 (Deg) |
| % illuminated | 53.360 |
| Distance from Earth | 0.76183AU |
| Distance from Sun | 0.72140AU |
| Elongation | 45:15:19.8 |
| Mass | 0.815 ⊕ |
The second planet | |
☉ Solar Masses ⊕ Earth Masses j Jupiter Masses
CV_MrSawyer (390)
70mm Refractor
100 points
Observed from Los Angeles. Light pollution is horrible and not much else is visible in the sky.
Tyler (4830)
10" Dobsonian
100 points
cyc66 (2891)
Celestron Omni XLT 150
0 points
Venus at half-phase. Very bright!
Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars
100 points
I couldn't get up early enough to get out my telescope but it was still an amazing site to see red/orange Mars, Jupiter and bright Venus so close to each other!
mnastro (4583)
7x50 Binos
100 points
Great view of Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury in one section of the sky!
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